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July 19, 2015

Lee Friedlander’s Intimate Portraits

By Stephanie Eckardt

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Photo: Lee Friedlander

With its six-part series “The Human Clay,” Yale University Art Gallery is releasing a diverse array of work by the legendary photographer Lee Friedlander — “Portraits,” the latest installment of the project, collects his photographs of leading figures in art and culture over the last half-century. Friedlander’s subjects range from Fran Lebowitz to Derek Jeter, from Allen Ginsberg to Martin Luther King Jr., all depicted with arresting immediacy, often in their everyday environments.

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Fran Lebowitz, New York City, 1983.  Gelatin silver print. © Lee Friedlander, Courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco.  Photo: Le... Fran Lebowitz, New York City, 1983.  Gelatin silver print. © Lee Friedlander, Courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco.  Photo: Lee Friedlander/courtesy of Fraenkel Gallery
Derek Jeter, Florida, 1997.  Gelatin silver print. © Lee Friedlander, Courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco. Photo: Lee Friedlander/... Derek Jeter, Florida, 1997.  Gelatin silver print. © Lee Friedlander, Courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco. Photo: Lee Friedlander/courtesy of Fraenkel Gallery
Allen Ginsberg, New York City, 1967.  Gelatin silver print. © Lee Friedlander, Courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco.  Photo: L... Allen Ginsberg, New York City, 1967.  Gelatin silver print. © Lee Friedlander, Courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco.  Photo: Lee Friedlander/courtesy of Fraenkel Gallery
Richard Avedon, New City, New York, 2002.  Gelatin silver print. © Lee Friedlander, Courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco.  Pho... Richard Avedon, New City, New York, 2002.  Gelatin silver print. © Lee Friedlander, Courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco.  Photo: Lee Friedlander/courtesy of Fraenkel Gallery
Sandra Fisher, London, 1975.  Gelatin silver print. © Lee Friedlander, Courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco. Photo: Lee Friedland... Sandra Fisher, London, 1975.  Gelatin silver print. © Lee Friedlander, Courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco. Photo: Lee Friedlander/courtesy of Fraenkel Gallery
Philip Roth, New York City, 2010.  Gelatin silver print. © Lee Friedlander, Courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco.  Photo: Lee ... Philip Roth, New York City, 2010.  Gelatin silver print. © Lee Friedlander, Courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco.  Photo: Lee Friedlander/courtesy of Fraenkel Gallery
Martin Luther King Jr., Prayer Pilgrimage, Washington, D.C., 1957. Gelatin silver print. © Lee Friedlander, Courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San F... Martin Luther King Jr., Prayer Pilgrimage, Washington, D.C., 1957. Gelatin silver print. © Lee Friedlander, Courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco.  Photo: Lee Friedlander/courtesy of Fraenkel Gallery
Anna and Tom Roma, Arizona, 1989.  Gelatin silver print. © Lee Friedlander, Courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco.  Photo: Lee ... Anna and Tom Roma, Arizona, 1989.  Gelatin silver print. © Lee Friedlander, Courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco.  Photo: Lee Friedlander/courtesy of Fraenkel Gallery
John Szarkowski, New City, New York, 1973.  Gelatin silver print. © Lee Friedlander, Courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco. Photo... John Szarkowski, New City, New York, 1973.  Gelatin silver print. © Lee Friedlander, Courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco. Photo: Lee Friedlander/courtesy of Fraenkel Gallery
John Coltrane, New York City, 1965. Gelatin silver print. © Lee Friedlander, Courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco.  Photo: Lee Frie... John Coltrane, New York City, 1965. Gelatin silver print. © Lee Friedlander, Courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco.  Photo: Lee Friedlander/courtesy of Fraenkel Gallery
David Hockney, London, 1972.  Gelatin silver print. © Lee Friedlander, Courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco.  Photo: Lee Fried... David Hockney, London, 1972.  Gelatin silver print. © Lee Friedlander, Courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco.  Photo: Lee Friedlander/courtesy of Fraenkel Gallery
Jeanette Seaver and Jean Genet, Democratic National Convention, Chicago, 1968.  Gelatin silver print. © Lee Friedlander, Courtesy Fraen... Jeanette Seaver and Jean Genet, Democratic National Convention, Chicago, 1968.  Gelatin silver print. © Lee Friedlander, Courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco.  Photo: Lee Friedlander/courtesy of Fraenkel Gallery
Little Richard Penniman, New York City, 1963. Gelatin silver print. © Lee Friedlander, Courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco.  Photo... Little Richard Penniman, New York City, 1963. Gelatin silver print. © Lee Friedlander, Courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco.  Photo: Lee Friedlander/courtesy of Fraenkel Gallery
Bill Christenberry, Washington, D.C., 2013.  Gelatin silver print. © Lee Friedlander, Courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco.  P... Bill Christenberry, Washington, D.C., 2013.  Gelatin silver print. © Lee Friedlander, Courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco.  Photo: Lee Friedlander/courtesy of Fraenkel Gallery
Richard Benson, Newport, Rhode Island, 2010.  Gelatin silver print. © Lee Friedlander, Courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco.  ... Richard Benson, Newport, Rhode Island, 2010.  Gelatin silver print. © Lee Friedlander, Courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco.  Photo: Lee Friedlander/courtesy of Fraenkel Gallery
William S. Burroughs, Democratic National Convention, Chicago, 1968. Gelatin silver print. © Lee Friedlander, Courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San... William S. Burroughs, Democratic National Convention, Chicago, 1968. Gelatin silver print. © Lee Friedlander, Courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco.  Photo: Lee Friedlander/courtesy of Fraenkel Gallery
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